Food chopper



Dec. 14 1926..-

E/REICH FOOD CHOPPER Filed Jan. 19, 1-923 INVENTOR. was? ,Zz gaH ATTORNE Y. Y

Dec; 14 1926. 1,610,322

, E. REICH FOOD CHOPPER Filed Jan. 19, 1923 2 Sheets-Shef INVENTOR.533N575? JZEZ'UH ATTORNEY.

-Withthese a id Pe tenFted Dec "141719621654";

,FOODCHQPPERQ Animatio mm J uary 19,1923? Sefiaffid. 613,626.."

I The inventionbroadly foo' d choppers ahdmcreparticularlya device forchopping "of cutting flfrtiits "and 'vegg'etables.

It is( an. object .of the invention tof rm:

5 viCIe a device which, completely hncas'es the article t6 be cut.ahd,vvhichf; prmiteithe' cutting operation to'be performed. while the Iarticle'isthhs' encased; v

' further object enstitute's the previ sicn of a device 1havifiglcutters interiorly ar- .range'clf fel reeiprocaticii', :theifeiheinfg-a etfipiperl'action' at theend of the" idle strcke v f'thecutters to relieve the latter of "adher; M ng Pa v jprevtde at specialhearing fOfjthe spindle: V to vvhich'the. critters; ar attached, sothat" if of}; glass cantai ner Whose wallv-istaperede on the'ins idewith the sm'allesttliafiieter at the bottom 7 I I I moda te the mtte rs;so that even upon other than vertical reciprocation the cutters in ffilial position ere in centered relatilqh. 1

center b the "cqver" atop the glass container an eyelet .thi'otigh whichextencts the, cutter p n wr w ing' ar z me tp he-S nk wh -r cip Iroc'tpting," L k v, Another object cpnsti-tutee the,p revisi 019a,device which i' sajniztkxry: easily cleajri'e dsin-(i Whose; paints arereadily accessible.

is 940' anfohj'ect th provide cop i tal ner a Wooden block whcse lovvmc1rcum the block under: the impact cf the cuttel s thereofenhancech p Iother equally important cbjlects, in. iew, the invention comprises themeans described. in. the foll owi ng specification particularly pOintecIoutin the claims forming a part thereof,; and illustrated in 1 th empany a gs, in w i v "s plan m w Eg s-and 6a a, holding-'member',

51s anothefv ohjcct cf tl lelihventflori tc' andjust largeuehough toaccom A :Eurther Object aims at prcvidihg in n W fdl. "pe mits s1'zy-t,-

frefei'rrel clt j "i Wall at the; tq V J Nearthetuppjer end; the wallis' equipped v object J to, pifcvi'tie "a e novel I the cdst of prgdu inParts: is! greatly um m -'eficien QY accordance Withi my i1ve'ntion...i.

the device incompact, orkhcck ziewii, a f ementr y f a fipm n V I ofanumber of "holding. memhere for the whichga Figs. ta aveh win jclah endfrantviw cperatien. Figs. 5' thelholde nmember durmg aeficceedi-ngcp'Q-Figl w I 2p vie bf 'afhlidhli -F'1g. .1-O is a perspective viewfoftpor 012i cf 2; spindle-together Vvvithth' cutter hlitd'esg d, S B ii Ea i b t v e OF vcmeheog nmmots, Assieivoamezmmsw 3 51103 comm; 511]CEIGAG lLLtNQISJ-t GORPORATION'QEILLINOIS. 7' I which is formed With afane'l'ed fiwall i 11" thereby pcs'ses ing a, plurality cf leiigitfidiml-r bslz'.

" spherical 'ove'r lfifclcsesg the cijeh;

fci DhQCOIlfiLlllQF and-terminates at the lower end in) a flange I7 tcj"ehcempass the-upper V I endtof theQWaHLLZ The cdver eis 'p'rcilided atI 18 is 'igv'eted' tokthe ce-vei fanclj constitutes a" 'ehcirclesthe'rod and ie. interpb's'ed between 1 i To the l cvv'en end ef theadfaiphii it 0&1:

hlacIesQZfztre secured which, u'p'c i eci-PtOF.

7 cation of the rod, cut or chop food arranged 'tainer 1 bottom.

upon a board 23, which rests on the con-- can adjust itself under theimpact of the cutter. V I

The blades 22 are of size to fit in the cover part of the containergandby reasonof'the larger diameterof the container at the top, the rod maybe reciprocated under an ob- V lique angle so that'every portion of thefood ma bejsubjectejd to the cutting action. f course, in the lowerend'position the blades willbe centered owing to the taper "Theobliquearrangement of the rod is pos-' ssible by virtue of the eyeletbearing18 through'which the rod reciprocates;

1 Attention is called to the fact that the upper edge" of the bladescorresponds to; the form ofthe cover, so that in the upstroke of 'therod caused-bythesprin'g 19 a stripper action is set up by the cover toremove 1 tainer permits convenient rotation thereof I food particlesadhering to the blades.

The device is distinguished thereby that all its parts are easilyaccessible, readily cleaned and thus very sanitary. It furthermoreisimportant that the food during" the cutting operation is completelyencased, sperinittingthe cutting of vegetables giving off pungent gaseswithout harmful efi'ectsjona person. The provision of the ribs 12 on.the conto bring all parts of the food in juxtaposition withthe blades. Ir

The device can'be conveniently disassembled and compactly arranged forshipping purposes, so thatin knockdown arrangement it occupiessubstantially no more space than the container proper.

' "To this'end the knob'20'is removed'from the rodythe spring 19slidiofffrom the rod ,As shown in Fig. 10, four blades 22 are and bot'h knob andspringaie placed in the container after the board 23 has been removed,The rod is loweredin the container funtilrthesblades engage the bottom"13 and only slightly protrudes above the cover The boardis then placedinvertical position in the container and bears on the blades asindicated inFig.

Theimanner of securing the bladesto the rod isillustrated in Figsf2 to11.

arranged at'right angles to each other. e

The rod l9 is provided at the lower end "with a 11'ead"23.; 'To securethe blades to the rod afretaining member generally designated by 24 isprovided.

QThismember is member is then subjected to a forming operation' wherebyeach leaf is depressed; so

, thatiit has the synclinal planes 26 and 27.

The lower circumferential edge of'the board is curved so that the boardgether but leave a stamped out from a blank 25 and n originalform'resembles a four-leaf clover lea-f as appears. from F 1g. 3. The

The center of a 2 o a in a succeeding forming operation the the memberis aperturedas member 24 is given the form shown in Figs.

5 and 8 in which the member is provided with an embossment29 adapted toencase. the rod head after the rod 19 is inserted through the aperture28. The free ends of the leaves of member 24 are then brought tospacesuflicient to intro duce' the blades 22L The blades fareprovidedwithcentral slit 30, co-operat ng blades having slit at thebottom and top respectively so that appertaining blades may bearrangedto cross each other at right angles. In F 1g. 9 the, top slit isindicated in dotted lines. 7 V

' Attention is called to the fact that the member 24 is formed with'embossments i or wedges 31 which form a gradual incline from the blade22 and act as spreaders to support the cuttingiaction of the blades- Inother words the wedges 31serve to further spread apart the cut. portionsof the food and do not exercise a crushing action. The blades 22 areformed with holes 32 and in order to secure the blades to the member 24,the .portionthereof oppositeito the holes is punched chopped; the cover16 together] with the.

parts associated therewith is raised and the apple placed on the board23. Thereupon :the. cover, is arranged in the position shown unevennessby in Fig. l and the rod19 is lowered'by pres sure being brought tobearjon the knob 20.

This downstroke of the'rod and blades 22 efi'ectsa cutting action ontheapple. Upon release of the pressure the springl9' which nowexpandsand forces the rod and blades into the elevated or normal position.:Prior to the succeeding downstroke of the blades 22, either the knob 20or'the container 10 is slightly turned so that an uncut'portion ofpresented to the cutting edges The provision oftheribs 12 the apple isof the blades. on the container facilitates turning'thereof.

The device illustrated in the drawings "during the l WII tTOke hasbeencompressed forms a preferred embodiment of the invention and constitutesbut one of various ways in which the tion may be utilized.

Numerous changes and alterations may be made within the scope of thedefined in the appended claims I'cla-ima invention as 1. In combinationwith a. rod 'headed at one end, an apertured member -resting onprinciple of the .inven- :1

1 the rod head with the rod extending through the aperture, and aplurality of blades secured to said member. 7

2. In combination with a rod headed at one end, anapertured memberresting on the rod head with the rod extending through the aperture, aplurality of blades secured to said member, and means for augmenting forsupporting the cutting action of said blades. r

4. A device of the character described, including a container, a covertherefor having a central aperture, a rod in said aperture having a knobthreadedly secured to the upper end and a cutter permanently secured to,

the lower end, a spring interposed between said cover and said knob tonormally maintain said cutter in elevated-position, and a board in saidcontainer against which the cutter acts, said container housing thedisassembled spring and knob with said board arranged in verticalposition resting on said cutter.

In witness whereof I' afiix my signature.

' ERNEST REICH.

